Relish set.



No. 845,278. PATENTBD FEB. 26, 1907.

- F. THEIL.

RELISH SET. APPLIGATION FILED my a. 1905.

2 sums-sum 1 No. 845,278. PATENTED FEB. 26, 1907.

F. THEIL.

RELISH SET. APPLICATION nun MAY 2, 1905.

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FRED THEIL, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

RELISH SET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 26, 1907.

Application filed May 8, 1905. Serial No. 259,489.

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FRED THEIL, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Relish Set for Receiving and Retaining Side Dishes and other Articles upon a Dining-Ta ble; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention provides a single receptacle for the small dishes and numerous accessories of an elaborate dinner or banquet, including the menu card, designation card for guests, buttonhole-bouquet, and other articles, and enables the servant to place and remove them as one article, provides a fixed placefor each dish and article, from which it need not be displaced during the meal, provides a convenient receptacle for refuse and scraps, and preserves the cloth and board from becoming soiled, and whereby such refuse is removed from the table without the delay and annoyance to the guests incident to brushing the cloth, as is now usually practiced.

The form shown in the drawings, Figure 1, is preferable, being an arc of a circle. as it tends to bring all the contents of the device when in use within a common radius and distance from the guest and by accommodating itself to the circumference of the plate occupies less space on the board.

In the drawings like numerals indicate similar parts.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of my device complete, showing various dishes and articles in their respective places, but without viands. Fig. 2 is a cross-section of Fig. 1 on the line A B. Fig. 3 is a rear view of the middle portion of the stand 26, showing the slide 22 raised and the rear of the pan 32. Fig. 4 is a plan view of the pedestal 23. Fig. 5 is a longitudinal cross-section of the pedestal 23 through the middle. Fig. 6 is a cross-section of Fig. 1 on the line C D. Fig. 7 is a crosssection of the stand 26 centrally through the dish 17.

My device consists of a stand 26, supported upon feet 49, or resting directly upon its own base, provided with a drawer 28 to facilitate .in Fig. 7.

the disposition of the refuse of a meal. The drawer is triangular in form and consists of front and side walls only, the rear being open to permit the introduction and removal of a pan 32, which receives the refuse. drawer is attached to the stand by a hinge at its lowest angle. In the upper edge of the sides of the drawer are provided notches 33, adapted to form a rest for a partially-com sumed cigar. To retain the drawer in an open position, a bar 34 is provided, one end of which is pivoted to the front wall of the drawer by a pivot 51 and a lug 57', the other end extending to and resting on a shoulder 35, provided in the stand for thatpurpose. The bar is further provided at or near the middle with a curved spring 36, by compressing which the bar is released from the shoulder, permitting the drawer to be closed, the bar, the drawer, and the pan taking the positions respectively shown in the dotted lines The curved spring is so situated as to cooperate with the notches in supporting the partially-consumed cigar. The sides of the drawer are roughened to permit the scratching of matches, as shown, 55. The drawer is manipulated by means of a knob 30, attached outside the front wall by its stem 56, which extends through the wall and terminates inside in a hook 31, to which the pan 32 is attachedwhen inplace by means ofa ring 60 ,attached to the front of the pan for that purpose. T he pan is provided with a knob 52 outside its rear wall, by which also it may be manipulated. To prevent its being forced The too far forward and causing injury to the drawer, the pan is further provided with pins 53, projecting downward from its bottom, adapted to engage an offset 58, arranged in the bottom of the stand at a proper location for that purpose. The pan is inserted into and removed from the stand through an aperture in the rear wall of the stand, which is opened and closed by means of a slide 22.

A handle 38 is provided for the stand having resilient legs 24, terminating in segmental rockers 46. Two pedestals 23 23 are attached to the stand by means of bolts 44, which may be formed as a part of the legs 45 of the pedestals, and nuts 48. If desired, the pedestals may be permanently attached to the stand as an integral part thereof. The

movement of the handle 38 forward and back ward as may be convenient for use. The

cross-slot b is of suflicient width to permit the free passage of the leg 24 back and forth between the slots (1 and c. The pedestals are so placed on the stand that the slot in pedestal 23 and corresponding slot 0 in pedestal 23 are respectively on the inside and nearest slots a. cavity 59, containing antifriction-balls 47, on

geach other, while the slots a are outside and at a distance from each other exactly equal to the normal distance between the segmental rockers 46. The operator with his fingers compresses the legs 24, reducing the distance between them until it corresponds with the distance between the slots 0. He then. passes the segmental rockers downward through the slots 0 and releases the legs, which spring into normal position, passing through the cross-slots b and rest in the Immediately beneath the slot a is a which the segmental rocker rests and moves.

Normally the handle inclines from the guest and is provided with fingers 41, adapted to .form rests for cigars and similar articles.

' 40 in one of which are shown perfora- The handle 38 is further provided with arms tions 39, adapted to receive and retain the stem of a flower, and the other arm is provided with a slot 42 to receive and retain a card 43. The handle is also provided with an orifice 54, through which the stems of a bouquet may be placed.

In the surface of the stand 26 are provided wells 27 for celery-glass and 37 for salt-cellar 13' and for other vessels shown in place therein, such as candle 14, with its holder 15, and vessels 16, 17, 18, and 19, and for a peppershaker 20. The dish 17 is provided with perforations 25 in its bottom to permit the escape of liquids from melting ice into a cavity 61, provided below in the stand. The edges of the various vessels may be rolled, as shown,

21, so as to be supported thereby on the edges of the wells.

' the table.

The entire device and contents is placed on The refuse from olives, radishes, celery, cigars, and similar sources is deposited in the drawer 28, falling into the pan 32.

I claim-- 1. In a relish set a stand having a shoulder adapted to form a rest for the end of a bar,

"and'havin'g Within its bottom an offset adapted to engage downwardly-projecting pins; a drawer provided with a bar pivoted at one end to said drawer and free at the other, and the free end of said bar being adapted to rest on said shoulder and thereby keep said drawer open; a pan adapted to be placed within said stand, having pins projecting from its bottom downward and adapted to engage said offset and thereby to limit the movement of said pan within said stand; and means for attaching said pan to said drawer, whereby said drawer shall operatively control the movements of said pan within said stand.

2. In a relish set a hollow stand having a shoulder adapted to form a rest for the end of a bar, and having an inward set-off inits bottom adapted to engage downwardly-projecting pins; a triangular drawer, hinged at its lowest angle to said stand, and provided with a bar, pivoted at one end to the front wall of said drawer, and free at the other end, the free end being adapted to rest on said shoulder and when so resting to keep said drawer open; a pan adapted to be placed within said stand and having pins projecting downward from its bottom adapted to engage said offset and thereby limit the movement of said pan within said stand; and means for attaching said pan to said drawer whereby said drawer shall operatively control the movements of said pan within said stand.

3. In a relish set a hollow stand having a shoulder adapted to support one end of a bar, and having in its bottom an inward offset adapted to engage downwardly-projecting pins; a triangular drawer hinged at its lowest angle to the bottom of said stand and a bar supported at one end on the drawer, the other end being adapted to rest on the shoulder aforesaid and thereby keep said drawer open; and a pan adapted to be placed within said stand and having pins projecting downward from its bottom adapted to engage said offset and thereby limit the movement of said pan within said stand, and means for attaching said pan to said drawer, whereby said drawer shall operatively control the movements of said pan within said stand, substantially as shown and described.

4. In combination with a relish set the hollow pedestals, 23, 23 provided in their upper surfaces with the irregular openings, 50, 50, adapted to permit the insertion of the legs of a handle, and having in a suitable cavity antifrictionbearings; and a handle provided with resilient legs adapted to be inserted through said openings into said pedestals and therein to rest upon said antifrictionbearings and be movable thereon, substantially as shown and described.

5. A combination relish set consisting of rockers adapted to be inserted into said the stand 26; hollow pedestals presenting in pedestals through said openings and to rest IO their upper surfaces irregular openings, upon said antifriction-bearings therein. adapted to permit the insertion and adjust- FRED THEIL ment of the legs of a handle, and having, in I a suitable cavity, antifriction-bearings for Witnesses: the same; and a detachable handle provided SAMUEL W. NORTON. with resilient legs terminating in segmental EDWIN L. WAUGII. 

